Flooding stirs chaos, desperation in Haiti - MSNBC

Flooding stirs chaos, desperation in Haiti - MSNBC
GONAIVES, Haiti - Floodwaters frustrated efforts by Argentine peacekeepers to distribute food at orphanages marooned by Tropical Storm Hanna on Thursday. They hunkered down in their base as desperate people begged for food and water outside the gates
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Many stores see slow back-to-school sales, Wal-Mart benefits as - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Many of the nation’s retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, though Wal-Mart posted higher August sales Thursday as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid worries about high gas and food prices. As merchants
Source: www.startribune.com

Ravinia Festival turf war, food fight hospitalizes Arlington Heights - Chicago Tribune
A dispute over lawn space erupted into a turf war that sent one man to the hospital before a sold-out Donna Summer concert Saturday at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, police said. After setting up their blankets, chairs and a tarp, a group of
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Rescuers can’t get aid to starving Haitian city - San Diego Union-Tribune
GONAIVES, Haiti – The convoy rumbled out of the U.N. base toward a flooded, starving and seething city Thursday, carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna drowned Gonaives in muddy water three days ago. Hungry children at three
Source: www.signonsandiego.com

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